For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 13 What is it about the heart and practice of the Pharisees that makes Jesus indignant? What kind of person wouldn’t be ...
Tag: Psalms
Y2 Day 9 – Luke 9; Gen 17-18; Ps 5Y2 Day 9 – Luke 9; Gen 17-18; Ps 5
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 9 What does it mean to you to take up your cross daily? Jesus made His comment about taking up your cross ...
Y2 Day 7 – Luke 7; Gen 13-14; Ps 4Y2 Day 7 – Luke 7; Gen 13-14; Ps 4
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 7 What was it about the centurion’s faith that made it stand out to Jesus? What stands out to me about the ...
Y2 Day 5 – Luke 5; Gen 9-10; Ps 3Y2 Day 5 – Luke 5; Gen 9-10; Ps 3
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 5 I don’t think I ever really noticed Peter’s response to the first miraculous fish catch. When Jesus told him ...
Y2 Day 3 – Luke 3; Gen 5-6; Ps 2Y2 Day 3 – Luke 3; Gen 5-6; Ps 2
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page Luke 3 Can you think of how Jesus is good news for the people in your life, both Christians and non-Christians? ...
Y2 Day 1 – Luke 1; Gen 1-2; Ps 1Y2 Day 1 – Luke 1; Gen 1-2; Ps 1
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 1 What limitation made Zechariah hesitate to believe the angel’s message? The same angel – Gabriel – appeared to both ...
Day 351 – Ps 84, 90; Rev 9Day 351 – Ps 84, 90; Rev 9
Ps. 84, 90 I had kind of an off-hand thought from today’s reading in the Psalms. It came from Psalm 84:3. “Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where ...
Day 350 – Ps 81-83; Rev 8Day 350 – Ps 81-83; Rev 8
Ps. 81-83 The human heart is a stubborn thing. Why on earth, when we have a God who wants to give us all good things, do we insist on going our own way? Why would ...
Day 349 – Ps 79-80; Rev 7Day 349 – Ps 79-80; Rev 7
Ps. 79-80 I don’t know if it was Asaph or some of his sons who wrote these Psalms, but I feel like whoever wrote them paid attention to the words of God’s prophets. Their prayers ...
Day 348 – Ps. 77-78; Rev 6Day 348 – Ps. 77-78; Rev 6
Ps. 77-78 The writer of Psalm 77 is greatly troubled. As he is considering his situation, he asks a series of questions. “Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has His steadfast ...
Day 347 – Ps. 74-76; Rev 5Day 347 – Ps. 74-76; Rev 5
Ps. 74-76 I don’t know that this is the case, but it seems to me that part of conquering a people back in Bible times would have involved destroying the temple/s of their god/s. I ...
Day 319 – Ps 137; Ez 1-2; 1 Tim 2Day 319 – Ps 137; Ez 1-2; 1 Tim 2
Ps. 137 I remember from reading in Jeremiah recently that God told His exiled people to settle in Babylon. They were to live their best lives and work and pray for the welfare of their ...
Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12
Ps. 87-88 The Psalms are a bit of a mystery at times. I can’t imagine what the Psalm writers were thinking or experiencing to write some of the stuff they wrote. When I read Psalm ...
Day 231 – Ps 73, 85; 1 Cor 11:17-34Day 231 – Ps 73, 85; 1 Cor 11:17-34
Ps. 73, 85 The writer of Psalm 73 starts off by acknowledging that he knew that God is good to His own. But when he looked around at the world around him, he saw the ...
Day 230 – Ps 48-50; 1 Cor 11:1-16Day 230 – Ps 48-50; 1 Cor 11:1-16
Ps. 48-50 I wonder what was / is special about Jerusalem that made God choose it as His eternal dwelling place? The Psalms talk a lot about Jerusalem, The City of David, and Mount Zion, ...
Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33
Ps. 45-47 Psalm 46 is such a great Psalm! No matter what disasters take place around us, we need not fear. We have a safe place in God, who is mighty above all. God is ...
Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18
1 Chron. 16 Music is a big part of worshiping God. Music speaks to our souls, somehow; it is a gift from God and we worship Him by offering it back to Him. It is ...
Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5
Ps. 149-150 There are several Psalms, as well as a couple of other books in the Bible, that tell us to “sing to the LORD a new song”. It does so here in Psalm 149:1. ...
Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4
Ps. 147-148 Psalm 147 is yet another Psalm that declares that the same God who numbers the stars binds up the wounds of the brokenhearted. This Psalm declares God’s great care for His creation and ...
Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3
Ps. 136, 146 It’s very repetitive, but I like the structure and the message of Psalm 136. It is basically a list of reasons to give thanks to God, starting with the simple fact that ...
Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2
Ps. 133-135 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps 133:1). We just read Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthian church for this very thing yesterday. But unity is hard, isn’t ...
Day 218 – Ps 130-132; 1 Cor 1Day 218 – Ps 130-132; 1 Cor 1
Ps. 130-132 Reading today’s first two Psalms really impressed me with God’s greatness. “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be ...
Day 217 – Ps 127-129; Acts 18Day 217 – Ps 127-129; Acts 18
Ps. 127-129 Any effort done apart from God is in vain. Got it. But how does this thought in the first half of Psalm 127 connect with the second half, which states that children are ...
Day 216 – Ps 123-125; 2 Thess 3Day 216 – Ps 123-125; 2 Thess 3
Ps. 123-125 These and the last few Psalms we have read focus on God as our help. They tell us that God is both more than capable and more than willing to help those who ...
Day 215 – Ps 120-122; 2 Thess 2Day 215 – Ps 120-122; 2 Thess 2
Ps. 120-122 “Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.” (Ps 120:2). Was the Psalmist referring to the lips and tongues of others or his own, I wonder? Perhaps both. It sounds ...
Day 214 – Ps 119:89-176; 2 Thess 1Day 214 – Ps 119:89-176; 2 Thess 1
Ps. 119: 89-176 Affirmations are big these days, the idea being that if you tell yourself something often enough and with enough confidence, you will begin to believe it. This Psalm feels like that to ...
Day 213 – Ps 119:1-88; 1 Thess 5Day 213 – Ps 119:1-88; 1 Thess 5
Ps. 119:1-88 Psalm 119 is about commitment to God’s law, also noted as His ways, His precepts, His testimonies, His commandments, His rules, His statutes, and His word. When this Psalm was written, the law ...
Day 212 – Ps 116-118; 1 Thess 4Day 212 – Ps 116-118; 1 Thess 4
Ps. 116-118 “What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits to me?” (Ps 116:12). God hears us; He is our help and our salvation. He has dealt bountifully with us. There is ...
Day 211 – Ps 113-115; 1 Thess 3Day 211 – Ps 113-115; 1 Thess 3
Ps. 113-115 These three Psalms are most definitely praise Psalms, exalting God above all else. I like the contrast in Psalm 113. Right after making a point of how high God is, the Psalmist notes ...
Day 210 – Ps 106, 111-112; 1 Thess 2Day 210 – Ps 106, 111-112; 1 Thess 2
Ps. 106, 111-112 “Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD or declare all His praise?” (Psalm 106:2). Who indeed. The LORD is bigger than our minds can imagine; greater than we can fathom. ...